c.
Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work
This
part of the case study follows from what has just been said about
evaluation of resources. If a piece of software, a World Wide
Web site or a dedicated piece of courseware can be used for more
than one group of learners or across more than one area of work,
it follows that it is more valuable to you in your work.
In
the case study, the teacher found the sound and pictures useful
for her year ten group, but also for other (younger) groups with
whom she wanted to look at sound and image. She also found the
web sites, and images integrated into her worksheets and the video
material useful in the generation of project coursework where
she wanted to consider a range of media more widely.
In
your case, the worksheet obviously has a range of applications
beyond simply thinking about timbre. The material could be dedicated
to development of skills of writing about music, as well as taking
other approaches to the sounds of instruments. In your consideration
of the question of adaptation, you should think only of adapting
the worksheet material - this will make the exercise more realistic.
Most of the time when you use an ICT resource - say, in the use
of a CD encyclopedia or a dedicated piece of courseware - you
will find that you have to bend it a little to make it more widely
useful.
With
this in mind, think about how you would complete the grid on the
following page, and discuss it with your mentor.
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